tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post3849795275248248415..comments2023-09-30T10:39:38.126-05:00Comments on Fresh Ribbon: Mystery Machine RevealMondahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498572527807167970noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-22450347654649765392009-08-27T18:03:02.560-05:002009-08-27T18:03:02.560-05:00I'm working on better photos, but I'm just...I'm working on better photos, but I'm just not the photographer Olivander is. I blame the camera, of course, but will keep trying.<br /><br />Strikethru, we should do the next journal that way - nothing but imagined histories.<br /><br />Rachel, "The Walrus and the Carpenter" is one of my favorite bits from Alice. It's the first thing I type when I try out a new machine.Mondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498572527807167970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-47175791992139253562009-08-27T01:40:52.320-05:002009-08-27T01:40:52.320-05:00Anyone who quotes Alice in Wonderland poems... in ...Anyone who quotes Alice in Wonderland poems... in vintage typewriter font is a kindred spirit... so I had to comment.Mrs Pretzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013942924710797563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-64829665233485208312009-08-12T23:26:12.095-05:002009-08-12T23:26:12.095-05:00Do write the story. I am patiently waiting for you...Do write the story. I am patiently waiting for your book, you know.Strikethruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797111328778577303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-11061146160758917322009-08-12T15:46:08.827-05:002009-08-12T15:46:08.827-05:00Please take some detailed photos for me. I want to...Please take some detailed photos for me. I want to see how it (he?) differs or resembles other models.<br /><br />Found something interesting when I checked the old Consumer Reports tests to see how much it cost. The November, 1937 CU report says that Royal had three models: Standard, De Luxe, and Junior. (The Standard Model O was a Best Buy. It cost $54.50.) <br /><br />However, the August, 1940 report tests the following models: Quiet De Luxe ($64.50), Aristocrat ($59.50), Arrow ($54.50), Companion ($49.50), and Varsity ($44.50). There appears to have been no report on typewriters in the intervening years.<br /><br />Since there is no mention of Speed King in 1940, I'm going to say that yours was probably officially an Aristocrat. Your 1938 machine may very well from the very first year of Royal's expanded lineup.<br /><br />So. Gonna name him Abner? ;-)Olivanderhttp://sevenels.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-21293707211330119072009-08-12T13:08:11.748-05:002009-08-12T13:08:11.748-05:00I need to get a good picture of this serial number...I need to get a good picture of this serial number. All this "up to" and "starting from" business is confusing. This thing definitely has a tab key, though.<br /><br />I'm cleaning it up now, and lordy how it shines. <br /><br />This may actually be the first male typewriter I've owned. He's going to get an Ozark name for sure.Mondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498572527807167970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-31553234532949893822009-08-12T12:19:17.802-05:002009-08-12T12:19:17.802-05:00I think TW-DB isn't consistent with the serial...I think TW-DB isn't consistent with the serial number ranges: some times the number is an "up to" and sometimes it's a "starting with" -- looks like that varies by brand, and so probably by the original source of data.<br /><br />Also -- hooray! Comments! And that's a beaut of a machine, Monda. And what luck with it being in such great shape, and protected from crafters and their cutters.mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-58520028670423257512009-08-12T12:06:19.758-05:002009-08-12T12:06:19.758-05:00Oh, interesting! I've never seen an Aristocrat...Oh, interesting! I've never seen an Aristocrat or a Speed King in this body style. I assumed they were post-war evolutions of the two mid-'30s models. Now I'm going to have to completely re-examine this line.<br /><br />See, though the TW-DB doesn't mention it, there *was* an A that preceded the DeLuxe, and it differed from the O (Standard) only in that it had a tab key. The DeLuxe debuted in 1935; your B is from 1938 (Royal serials listed in the TW-DB are in "up to" sequence, not "starting from"). I wonder if '35 is around the time the model names were rejiggered, and your B is the former A?<br /><br />Making it all even more confusing, the Aristocrat and the Speed King appear to have run parallel at least post-war and into the '50s, but I can't see any difference between the two.Olivanderhttp://sevenels.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-6216626436511819192009-08-12T10:42:25.878-05:002009-08-12T10:42:25.878-05:00The perfect ending to the story! That thing will ...The perfect ending to the story! That thing will shine up like new. Great Find!James Wattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881793871349173132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170131154051867994.post-35009925968514821472009-08-12T10:12:11.401-05:002009-08-12T10:12:11.401-05:00Looks like Blogger's embedded comments are on ...Looks like Blogger's embedded comments are on the fritz again. Guess it's back to the pop-up comments. It should work now.Mondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498572527807167970noreply@blogger.com